A pandemic is plaguing the cryptocurrency industry today, yet most of us don’t yet know we’re infected. These diseases arise from extreme exposure to hundreds of national and local laws, jurisdictions, rules, and unknown legal risks due to engaging in open global systems in a world that is largely still clinging to nation-centric, hyper-local rules and controls. While currently there is no cure for these diseases as a whole, we can acquire immunity to some of the most problematic, by using an existing prophylactic vaccine: arbitration. This article aims to explain what options exist and how they might be used to protect yourself, your clients, and the industry.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/vaccinating-ourselves-from-local-courts/

Recently, I was contacted by a fellow Bitcoiner and informed about some possible shady goings-on on the DECENT platform. Reportedly, the platform has raised 5352BTC (3.2M USD equivalent) in its token presale, but the product appears to be on some shaky grounds. Lets have a look at what we can find out about the platform, the presale and have a look at whether there is something shady going on...

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The 2016 European Social Innovation Competition focuses on social innovation for refugees and migrants, as the world is facing an unprecedented displacement crisis. More than 65 million people are now forcibly displaced as a result of violent conflicts and natural disasters.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/aidtech-offers-blockchain-solutions-to-help-united-nations-and-european-commission-with-refugee-problems/

Wayniloans is built on a simple premise, get a loan with better terms than the bank, or earn higher returns than stocks and bonds. The Bitcoin based lending platform is less than a year old and has already made almost 600 loans in Argentina, totalling more than 7000 bitcoin.

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Noel Lovisa has been thinking about the industrial revolution, and how programming might go through a similar transformation. The Founder of Code Valley has been working on the idea since 1994.

Mass production is the key to industrialization, Lovisa posits in the Code Valley whitepaper, and mass production is built upon the principles of standardization, interchangeability and reductionism.

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Two leading Japanese bitcoin exchanges recently unveiled initiatives to accelerate bitcoin adoption in Japan. “Since Mt. Gox incident image of bitcoin in Japan is terrible,” the Business Development Lead of Coincheck, Kagayaki Kawabata, told BNC. The now defunct Tokyo-based Mt. Gox was handling approximately 70 percent of global bitcoin transactions before it’s collapse, subsequent bankruptcy, and the arrest of CEO Mark Karpeles.

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Earlier this month, the G20 summit was held in China. One of the more interesting topics discussed, was the addition of Chinese yuan to the International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights. The topic is rather important, but it doesn't seem to be discussed all that widely in the crypto community.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/global-reserve-currency-special-drawing-rights-vs-bitcoin/

Bitscan has been providing merchants and consumers with tools that promote cryptocurrency since 2013. Co-Founder & CEO Rob Wilson holds a firm belief that commerce will be the primary driver of adoption, and the company is built on one core idea; The blockchain is a wholly commercial tool that allows us to record and transfer ownership of anything, instantly, on a global, open ledger.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitscan-launches-a-new-cryptographic-token-and-loyalty-eco-system-called-incent/

Founded in 2013, bitcoin payroll and international wage payment service, Bitwage, offers fast and low-cost payroll services, distributed in fiat currencies and bitcoin. The company currently has over 6,000 registered users and has processed almost $8 million in payroll transactions.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitwage-reports-dramatic-growth-while-expanding-services/

Mesh Networking has long promised to unshackle users from Internet Service Provider charges and fees. The technology powers many of the largest mobile networks in the world, leveraging proven routing techniques originally developed for battlefield communications by the military.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitcoin-powered-mesh-networks-at-least-a-decade-away-says-andreas-antonopoulos

Global technology research and advisory firm, Ovum, recently published the results of a Corporate Treasurer survey, developed in partnership with Swiss financial services software specialist, Temenos. "At the very least, banks need to demonstrate their understanding of the opportunities around blockchain, as 75% of corporates in both Africa and Latin America are interested in solutions here," states Ovum.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/75-of-corporate-treasurers-in-africa-and-latin-america-interested-in-blockchain-solutions-says-ovum/

Seven financial institutions, including Credit Suisse, Citi, and HSBC, have collaborated “to explore how blockchain technology could simplify reference data processes.” The companies are working with blockchain technology company R3 CEV and capital markets blockchain infrastructure provider, Axoni.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/credit-suisse-leads-hsbc-citi-and-alliancebernstein-to-develop-blockchain-solutions-for-financial-reference-data/

Global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, recently published a report outlining strategies that could help the capital markets and investment banking (CMIB) industry. “Time for Tough Choices And Bold Actions” defines the industry’s ailments and proposes initiatives that banks could implement, including the adoption of blockchain technology.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/traditional-investment-banking-model-no-longer-an-option-states-mckinsey-and-company-blockchain-technology-could-deliver-a-broad-range-of-benefits/

According to the Global Slavery Index,  “Two thirds of the estimated 45.8 million people in modern slavery were identified in the Asia-Pacific,” including a large number forced to work on fishing vessels throughout the region.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/provenance-tackles-slavery-in-the-fish-trade-with-blockchain-technology/

The technical setups use simple trend detection, support and resistance, channels, pattern and candlestick analysis. We aim for high-probability trade setups on BTCUSD and use very few indicators. All charts use BNC’s Bitcoin Liquid Index for maximum accuracy.

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There are a lot of great content creators on the internet, but most of them aren’t earning any money. Yours is a a way to solve this problem. By thoughtfully incentivizing payments to creators, we give people a reason to pay for content on the internet. Our app depends on an integrated bitcoin wallet, and this week we have made important progress enabling small payments with low fees: we have broadcast our first micropayment on bitcoin testnet.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/yours-engineering-completes-first-testnet-micropayment-for-bitcoin-powered-content-platform/

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently challenged the reinsurance industry “to take brave steps in their cost reduction strategies,” at the international rendez-vous of insurance and reinsurance, in Monte Carlo. The event attracts major players in the world Reinsurance markets, including reinsurers, insurers and brokers, as well as a large number of lawyers, bankers, accounting and rating companies.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/pwc-challenges-insurance-industry-adopt-technologies-such-as-blockchain-to-deliver-millions-in-savings/

Blockchain applications live in their own digital realm, totally orthogonal to the “meat space” also known as the Real World™. Be it decentralized application or smart contracts, their reach is limited to the space they can control. Any use case projection in our reality eventually confronts the following hard fact: how can an app efficiently and securely interact with the physical world?

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/hardware-oracles-bridging-the-real-world-to-the-blockchain/

Bitcoin adoption within the international remittance market is starting to show its first real signs of life. According to the founder and CTO of BloomSolutions, Luis Buenaventura, bitcoin powered remittances now account for 20% of the Asian remittance corridor between South Korea and the Philippines. “$35-40M a year is bitcoin, probably more than that,” he told BNC during an interview. According to the world bank, US$215 million passed through the corridor last year.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitcoin-remittances-20-percent-of-south-korea-philippines-corridor/

Bank of England (BoE) Chief Cashier and Director for Notes, Victoria Cleland, recently gave a speech highlighting the Bank's work on central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC). Clelands keynote presentation was given at the second international workshop for P2P Financial Systems in London on Sept. 8 and 9. The BoE co-sponsored the event with Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bundesbank, House of Finance, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and UCL Research Centre, bringing together scholars, regulators, and practitioners.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/bank-of-england-states-central-bank-issued-digital-currency-will-compete-with-commercial-banks/